Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make A.I. Chips
The rocket company’s new semiconductor factory, called Terafab, is part of the billionaire’s increasing efforts to dominate artificial intelligence.
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The rocket company’s new semiconductor factory, called Terafab, is part of the billionaire’s increasing efforts to dominate artificial intelligence.

Digital identity experts have welcomed new draft regulations as a good starting point but have flagged areas of concern.

Quashed studies, halted publications and canceled research threaten damage to public health, critics say
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A series of high-profile and under-the-radar decisions by US health agencies have scientists and doctors questioning the extent of the agencies’ control over public communications – and they say the debate is obscuring the most important...

Broadcaster-only election rules leave South Africa exposed to the AI-driven disinformation already shaping votes elsewhere.

Specimen from 1983 lay forgotten at Natural History Museum until recently, when spotted by a volunteer and identified as new genus
He has lizards, bats, frogs, weevils, flatworms, snails and spiders named after him. But now Sir David Attenborough can celebrate his 100th birthday with an entirely new genus named in his honour.
Scientists from the Natural History Museum in London have paid...

As the so-called Magnificent Seven pour billions into AI, the chip makers selling them hardware are getting rich.

Powerful radar system is providing new data on city’s subsidence, which experts hope will draw more attention to it
Walking into Mexico City’s sprawling central Zócalo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the capital’s cathedral, with its soaring spires, slumps in one direction. An attached church, known as the Metropolitan Sanctuary, tilts in the other. The nearby National...
Google’s A.I. search technology is far from perfect (don’t count on it for celebrity news), but it excels at tasks like picking out groceries and detecting scams.

Hexion has launched a 30PB South African archive platform focused on sovereignty and cybersecurity.

Altron’s continuing-ops Heps is now seen rising 31-37%, with group-level outlook upgraded more meaningfully.

The tech giant says it hopes to slowly expand the service as the demand for ultra-fast deliveries grows.

JSE-listed Datatec expects headline earnings per share to rise more than 50% for the year ended 28 February 2026.

A generation of software engineers who never develop foundational competencies has become a genuine concern.

Adjusted earnings per share more than tripled to R1.80, with consumer and enterprise segments leading growth.

To celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s centenary, Madeleine Finlay catches up with natural history writer Patrick Barkham, who has met the celebrated presenter. They explore how the natural world has changed in the century that Attenborough has been on Earth, and how his programming has reflected his growing commitment to highlighting the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on nature and...
The chief executive, Dario Amodei, said the rapid growth had exponentially increased the start-up’s need for more computing power.

The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.
Shivon Zilis worked closely with Elon Musk while she was on OpenAI’s board of directors. Her ties to the world’s richest man were detailed in a landmark trial on Wednesday.
Gabi, the newest monk at a temple in Seoul, vowed to not overcharge as it seeks enlightenment.

Scientists suggest algae could be embedded within biosensors that glow when toxins detected in the environment
The captivating blue glow emitted by a sea-dwelling species of algae has been harnessed by scientists in the US to make light-emitting structures.
Pyrocystis lunula is a bioluminescent single-celled organism that sometimes produces brief flashes of blue light. Large clumps of the algae...

Finding would explain why type of stroke affecting about 35,000 a year in UK is not as responsive to some medication
The cause of a type of stroke that affects about 35,000 people across UK each year has been uncovered by researchers and may explain why some medications are ineffective as treatment.
Lacunar strokes, which account for a quarter of all strokes in the UK, had been linked to the...